The dry spell has caused P367 million in agricultural damage across Eastern Visayas, affecting 14,000 hectares of rain-fed rice farms and 3,000 hectares of other crops, DA reported.
DPWH is constructing a 148.77-meter section of the Albuera-Burauen Road worth P69.729 million to improve access to markets, basic services, and livelihood opportunities in mountainous Leyte communities.
CHR Region 8 is investigating allegations that Philippine Army personnel monitored and harassed a development group and beneficiaries and used a day-care center as an encampment in Can-avid, Eastern Samar.
Eastern Visayas earned US$550,000 from abaca pulp exports in May 2026, raising questions about whether the growing industry is translating into better income for local farmers.
A business leader warned that prolonged heat and drought in Eastern Visayas could increase electricity and food prices as declining water levels disrupt power generation and threaten agricultural production.
Salcedo, Eastern Samar, issued Executive Order No. 64 regulating hog buying prices, pork retail prices, and livestock transportation to protect raisers, consumers, and prevent African Swine Fever.
Eastern Samar’s provincial government held a Serbisyo Caravan in Lawaan on October 28, providing health, agricultural, and social assistance services and medical kits to families in five barangays.
A 49-year-old fruit vendor was arrested in a Tacloban City buy-bust operation after police seized eight sachets of suspected shabu weighing 0.6 gram, valued at ₱40,800.
Four men were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Tacloban City on October 26. Authorities seized 9.32 grams of suspected shabu worth P63,376.
Philippine Army troops recovered an anti-personnel mine and two M16 rifles from a hidden weapons cache in Las Navas, Northern Samar, following information provided by a former NPA member.
Dry Spell Causes P367M Farm Damage in Eastern Visayas 
Albuera-Burauen Road Project to Improve Access in Leyte Mountain Communities 
CHR Seeks Army Explanation Over Alleged Surveillance, Harassment in Eastern Samar 
Eastern Visayas Abaca Contributes to Philippine Exports 
Drought, Power Shortages Threaten to Raise Utility Costs in Eastern Visayas 
Salcedo LGU issues order regulating hog, pork prices 
Eastern Samar’s Serbisyo Caravan Brings Aid to Lawaan During 61st Founding Anniversary 
Fruit vendor arrested in Tacloban buy-bust operation 
Four Men Arrested in Tacloban Buy-Bust; P63,376 Suspected Shabu Seized 
Ex-Rebel’s Tip Uncovers Hidden Weapons in Northern Samar